Former Manchester United star Owen Hargreaves believes Sofyan Amrabat would be an excellent signing for Erik ten Hag, suggesting the midfielder and one more signing would complete an ideal Old Trafford transfer window.
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Manchester United have embarked on a packed pre-season schedule - with a relentless tour itinerary having previously been cited as a reason behind poor starts to the Premier League campaign.
United have already played Leeds in Oslo and face Lyon in Edinburgh before a busy tour of the USA, with four cities visited - starting with a trip to New Jersey to face Arsenal on July 22. This will be followed by a game in San Diego, where an academy team will play Wrexham on July 25 before playing Real Madrid in Houston 24 hours later. They will then head travel to Las Vegas to face Borussia Dortmund on July 30 before heading back to the UK.
It will be United's first US tour since 2018, while a similarly packed pre-season took place in 2014. Louis van Gaal took the Reds to the States nine years ago with the Red Devils winning the International Champions Cup but then failing to win any of their first three matches in the Premier League.
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Van Gaal's side started the season poorly, before picking up their form later in the campaign to salvage a top four finish. But the Dutchman cited the summer schedule as a reason for the slow domestic start.
“We have started very badly this year," Van Gaal said in May 2015 ahead of a revised tour of the USA for the 2015/16 season. "When you cut out the start we shall equal Chelsea but we have to start better. When I previewed our preparation now it looks better but we have to see of course. Then we have to make the balance in our selection better and then we have to perform better than this year.
“We need balance in our selection. I have said this many times. I cannot deny that we need balance. I think also
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